Kansas City, June 13 -- Iconic Argentina footballer Lionel Messi had an intense training session ahead of his side's FIFA World Cup opener against Algeria scheduled for Monday.

In a story posted on his Instagram, Messi was seen taking part in the team's training session, focusing on his running, spot kicks and overall match readiness.

Messi looks all but set to start off against Algeria in his side's World Cup title defence, having expressed happiness with his performance and fitness after Argentina won their last pre-WC friendly against Iceland on Wednesday.

Played at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Alabama, the Inter Miami forward was introduced in the 70th minute and calmly converted a penalty in Argentina's comfortable victory.

After the m...